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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
A well executed story that apparently lacks originality of any kind and is disdainful of women. As with many of Frank Miller's comics women are portrayed as always being bad news. All they ever do is rip your heart out and/or need rescuing. While this does obviously happen sometimes, this has become a bit of a mantra for Miller. Bitter much?
The artwork on the other hand was pretty awesome imho. The shading was very expressive. Both the page layouts and the frames were very dynamic.
The artwork on the other hand was pretty awesome imho. The shading was very expressive. Both the page layouts and the frames were very dynamic.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The definitive Daredevil origin story...for which this book gets a bit of a pass. The writing (mostly exposition, like a summary of the Daredevil story) and artwork (Elektra has particularly not aged well) are both dated (early 90s). It is what it is: a solid primer for new Daredevil fans.
Daredevil is one of my favorites now. Every comic I read I just end up loving him more.
loved it and made me miss the cartoon I used to watch when I was a kid
I'm aware I spent most of my formative early teen years reading Frank Miller and giving myself nightmares into the bargain, but, yeah, guys: that's how you do this shit.
Ah, Frank Miller.
So we meet again. How I've missed your gritty writing, your characters that are almost camp and, at times, have totally unclear motivations. Miller's writing has this strange tenor, like he doesn't have to explain anything, he doesn't owe you anything.
I've never liked the way he wrote women, not even when I was a little girl. He's problematic as all hell as an author but look at the content he's inspired. (Okay, forgetting the movie with Ben Affleck completely...) the Netflix series is /awesome/ and some of the most well-produced television I've seen in a while.
So, Frank Miller and I will always have a very complicated relationship that causes me to role my eyes and swear under my breath, but I appreciate what he's done for the resurgence of comics and his dedication to the craft.
The comic itself? Right now, it's almost too early to say! The art style is that particular new-noir, gritty style of the late 90's, and Miller just loves to leap over massive plot holes with elastic comic book logic.
... but you know what? It's not bad at all. I'm a late Daredevil fan, but I can't wait to get stuck into more of his story, Miller or no. c:
So we meet again. How I've missed your gritty writing, your characters that are almost camp and, at times, have totally unclear motivations. Miller's writing has this strange tenor, like he doesn't have to explain anything, he doesn't owe you anything.
I've never liked the way he wrote women, not even when I was a little girl. He's problematic as all hell as an author but look at the content he's inspired. (Okay, forgetting the movie with Ben Affleck completely...) the Netflix series is /awesome/ and some of the most well-produced television I've seen in a while.
So, Frank Miller and I will always have a very complicated relationship that causes me to role my eyes and swear under my breath, but I appreciate what he's done for the resurgence of comics and his dedication to the craft.
The comic itself? Right now, it's almost too early to say! The art style is that particular new-noir, gritty style of the late 90's, and Miller just loves to leap over massive plot holes with elastic comic book logic.
... but you know what? It's not bad at all. I'm a late Daredevil fan, but I can't wait to get stuck into more of his story, Miller or no. c:
another livetweet thread where i gush about how fucking good this series was: https://twitter.com/grangerslaw/status/1059500568585080832?s=21